Hanna Who Fell From the Sky

Hanna lives in an isolated religious community with her father, his four wives and fourteen brothers and sisters, and in only one week, on her eighteenth birthday, will follow tradition and become the fifth wife of a man more than twice her age. But just days before the wedding, Hanna meets a stranger who challenges her to question her fate and to follow her own will.

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Poor Hanna. She's been betrothed to be the 5th wife of a much older man. It's a quick read and I thought it had a few twists that made it unique. I have to say her father is awful and manipulative. I enjoyed reading it!

The premise of this book fascinated me and I decided to request an ARC from Edelweiss and check it out.

Hanna is 17, going on 18. One her upcoming birthday, her father Jotham has determined (with input from the Creator, he claims) that Hanna must be wed to his former friend and business partner Edwin. While we follow Hanna's story we learn much about life in a polygamous household-- her present and future homes especially. It is a depressing life for the women and children in particular. As the boys mature, they are sent out of Clearhaven to remove the competition for the young brides. It is a despicable, misogynist system and the men use reprehensible means to keep control.

Fortunately Hanna is not your run-of-the-mill bride-to-be. She has a special story regarding her birth which gives her a special ability. She also has a new friend named Daniel who wants to leave Clearhaven as much as she does.

When Hanna was waffling on fleeing or staying, I was at first irritated, but found that as I finished the book it was a much more effective ending given what had passed before. That ending raised my rating an entire star as did the Author's Note as the end.

Definitely would recommend this book for lovers of fiction with young women facing difficult choices.